Comparison

Apache Cassandra vs Apache HBase

No clear leader: Apache HBase (46.1) and Apache Cassandra (44.8) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
Apache Cassandra45
Apache HBase46
Score
Vioscale score
Apache Cassandra45 / 100low · 40%
Apache HBase46 / 100low · 45%
Pricing
Free tier
Apache Cassandra
Apache HBase
Model
Apache Cassandraopen_source
Apache HBaseopen_source
Price level
Apache Cassandrafree
Apache HBasefree
Integrations
Count
Apache Cassandra19
Apache HBase3
Adoption
Dependent repos
Apache Cassandra0
Apache HBase1
Github stars
Apache Cassandra10,081
Apache HBase5,552
Package downloads weekly
Apache Cassandra
Apache HBase120
Activity
Commits last 30d
Apache Cassandra100
Apache HBase35
Release
Cadence days
Apache Cassandra
Apache HBase59
History
Apache Cassandra
Apache HBase20 items
License
Spdx
Apache CassandraApache-2.0
Apache HBaseApache-2.0
Language
Primary
Apache CassandraJava
Apache HBaseJava

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for nosql databases. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Core
Data model
Apache CassandraWide-column
Apache HBaseWide-column
Query
Query language
Apache CassandraCQL
Apache HBase-
Consistency
Consistency
Apache CassandraTunable
Apache HBaseStrong
Transactions
Transactions
Apache CassandraSingle-item
Apache HBase-
Indexing
Secondary indexes
Apache CassandraYes
Apache HBase-
Scale
Partitioning / sharding
Apache CassandraAutomatic
Apache HBaseAutomatic
Multi-region
Apache Cassandra
Apache HBase-
Replication
Replication topology
Apache CassandraLeaderless
Apache HBase-
Deployment
Hosting
Apache CassandraCloud + self-hosted
Apache HBaseSelf-hosted only
Schema
Schema
Apache CassandraEnforced
Apache HBase-
Features
TTL / auto-expiry
Apache Cassandra-
Apache HBase-
Change streams / CDC
Apache Cassandra-
Apache HBase-
Vector / search built-in
Apache Cassandra-
Apache HBase-
Licensing
Licence class
Apache CassandraPermissive OSS
Apache HBasePermissive OSS

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Apache Cassandra

An open-source, distributed NoSQL database that automatically scales across commodity hardware and cloud infrastructure, providing high availability and fault tolerance with no single points of failure and multi-datacenter replication support.

Independently observed

Apache HBase

An open-source, distributed database built on Hadoop that stores billions of rows with millions of columns, designed for real-time access and extreme scalability.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Apache Cassandra

Open sourceFree tier
as of verify ↗

Apache HBase

Open source
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
macOS
Apache Cassandra
Apache HBase
Windows
Apache Cassandra
Apache HBase
Linux
Apache Cassandra
Apache HBase
CLI
Apache Cassandra
Apache HBase
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Apache Cassandra
Apache HBase
Self-hosted
Apache Cassandra
Apache HBase
On-premise
Apache Cassandra
Apache HBase
Hybrid
Apache Cassandra
Apache HBase

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Apache Cassandra

19 total
  • Amazon Keyspaces
  • Azure Cosmos DB
  • Azure Managed Instance for Apache Cassandra
  • DataStax Astra
  • Elassandra
  • Instaclustr
  • Docker
  • DataStax Studio
  • AxonOps
  • Cassandra Lucene Index
  • Elasticsearch
  • Prometheus
  • DbVisualizer
  • Apache Ignite
  • Ansible
  • Lagom
  • EmoDB
  • FiloDB
  • CQLAI
Independently observed

Apache HBase

3 total
  • Spark
  • MapReduce
  • Thrift
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.